Happy Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico Day!!!

I have decided to start a new holiday to celebrate the late, great photographer Ansel Adams. It takes place October 31st (today)--more specifically at 4:05 pm. This is when one of his most famous photographs, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, was taken. So grab your view cameras and stop down to f/64 for this momentous occasion!

Old Negative

About four months ago we were in Zion National Park. I shot a bunch of digital stuff and never posted any of it. I also made two photographs with my 4x5 camera. I didn't develop those negatives until a month ago and didn't scan them until two days ago. Here is the one I like the most. It was the fourth time I shot at f/64. I don't know how I remembered that.

Digital Collages

We made collages in photoshop for an assignment in my digital photography class. Almost all the content of the images was torn out of magazines. And if you were wondering, yes, that is Little Jerry Seinfeld.

Life Lessons from Graduate School

Today I learned that I need to dilute the film developer. These negatives have a salted paper print future now. Amateur hour.

Italy/Switzerland Panoramas

Here are some panoramas from our recent trip to Italy and Switzerland. All the images are posted in chronological order so you can sort of, but not really, follow our 14 day adventure.
Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Italy

View from hotel, Rimini, Italy

View from hotel, Gorizia, Italy

View from castle, Gorizia, Italy

WWI Memorial, Redipuglia, Italy

Doge Palace, Venice, Italy

Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy

River Adige and Castel San Pietro, Verona, Italy

Roman Theater Ruins, Verona, Italy

Roman Arena, Verona, Italy

Castelrotto, Italy

Alpe di Siusi, Castelrotto, Italy

Alpe di Siusi, Castelrotto, Italy

Alpe di Siusi, Castelrotto, Italy

Alpe di Siusi, Castelrotto, Italy

Lake Vogorno, Valle Verzasca, Switzerland

View from dam towards Lake Maggiore, Valle Verzasca, Switzerland

Castelgrande, Bellinzona, Switzerland

View from Montebello, Bellinzona, Switzerland

View from Lake Lugano, Morcote, Switzerland

View of Gotthard Pass, Airolo, Switzerland

Football Photo Shoot

Last night was our last Rogers Athletic football photo shoot. Here are photos of a model and an assistant. You can decide which is which.

Mackinac Island Time-Lapse

Since my first bike ride time lapse last October, I have been looking forward to making a bike ride time lapse around Mackinac Island. It is about an eight mile loop around the entire perimeter and accommodates bikes, pedestrians, and horse drawn wagons--no motorized vehicles. I mounted my camera to my handlebars and set it up to make an exposure every second. The bike ride took a little over 38.5 minutes and 2,322 photographs recorded the journey.

I recommend clicking on HQ to watch it in high quality. It takes longer to load but is worth it.